Tractor.



V. DIONNE.

` TRAcToR.

APPLICATION FILED .IULY 27. I9I4.

Patented May 23, 1916.

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V. DIONNE.

TRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED IuLY 21, I9I4.

1 ,1 84,083. Patented May 23, 1916.

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Q ATTORNEY .UNITED STATES PATENT orrion.

vIoTon DIONNE, vor LODI', CALIFORNIA.

TRACTOR.

Patented May 23, 1916.

' Application fuea July 27, 1914'. serial No. 853,264.

To all whom t may concern j Be it known that I, VICTOR DIoNNE, a subjectof Great Britain, residing at Lodi, in the county of San Joaquin, Stateof California, have invented new useful Improvements in Tractors; and 4Ido declare the following to be a clear,- full, and vexact description ofthe same, such as will enable others skilled in the art lto which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in tractors and particularly tothose ypropelled by explosive motors and to .the means of applyingthepower vto the wheels of said tractor. By means of the method herein setforth, a compact power saving arrangement is obtained thereby producinga machine with the least amo-unt of wear if parts and most economical inoperation.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and`inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly effective forthe purposes for whichV it is Y arrangement, as desired.

designed. Y Y Y These objects, I accomplish by Vmeans of such structureand relative arrangement of the parts as will fully appear bya perusalof the following specification and claims. On the drawings, similarvcharacters of reference indicate: corresponding .parts in the severalviews.` Y v.

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the rear wheel partly broken out.Fig. 2'l is a plan view of the engine and gears as in-y closedv ineachwheel.` Fig. 3 is an elevation from the back showing one wheelbroken out in section. Fig. 4- shows .the

draw-head and the mannerk of' hanging the frame to the shaft. Fig, 5 isa side view of one wheel. y

Referring now more particularly .to the characters of reference on thedrawings, the numeral 1 designates thelframe ofthe tractor, the numeral2 the front wheel thereof and the numeral-3 designates a steering' wheelwith a worm and gear, as at 4,-con-f nected to the front wheel 2 bymeans of ak chain 5 or anyl other suitable steering Turnably mountedupon the rear axle 6 yofthe tractor is the downwardly projecting bracket7 vwith a hub 8 and a flange portion 9, extending horizontally from theportion 7 is the member 10 forming a supporting means for the motor 11.Integral with the member 10 are the lugs 12 carrying rollers 13 turnablymounted upon pins 14 thereof and at the otherextreme portion are lugs 15verse motion in the usual common manner. A

Adjacent the lbevel pinion 2O upon the shaft 21 ofthe motor is afriction clutch 22 for throwing the engine in or out of gear.

- To the inside of the tire member 23 of the rear wheels I have fastenedthe annular internal gear 24 integral with which are supporting spokes25 and an overlying ringf26 forming a track for the rollers 13hereinbefore mentioned. The spokes 25 ter- Y minate in a hub 27elongated as shown to form a suitable bearing for' the axle 6 closed onits end, as at 28. The corresponding gear on the other side of the wheelis made the same except that the spokes 29 thereof terminate in a largeannular hub 30 which on its inside periphery is V-shaped, as at 31, andis slidable in the groove formed by the Yflange member 9 of thevbracket7 and the flange 32. Integral with a hub 33 are arms 34 and 35yconnected by. transverse members 36 and 37 formed vas shown in Fig. 4.The ianges 9 and 32 Vare held together-by means of 4bolts39. Y

The frame 1l is suspended from the hub 33 by means of a yoke 38 fastenedas shown at 40, by which arrangement a slight rotatable vmovement ispermitted upon the,` hub 33. Projecting from the hub 33`are arms 41labove the frame 1 and interposed between said members is a spring 42through which I have placed a bolt- 43 fastened in the arm 41 and theframe 1. By means of this arrangement I have provided a means 7forcompensating for any jerking that may be communicated to the tractorthrough the arm 35 which I intend to use as a drawhead. This arm willalso act as a lever in holding the engine down and as the power exertedby the engine will be increased with the weight of the pull the twoforces will compensate for each other and'tend tov hold the engine in anormal position thereby'over-Y coming any Vclimbing tendency. f

Throughthe flanges 9 and 32 I have provided anopening'44 for theadmission of all Water pipes, lever leads',` and carbureterrand'"magneto controls. VFrom the radiator` Yare pipes 46 and 47 admitted tothe. engineY through the opening 44 and connected in the the Wheel Ihave inclosed in the same man'` ner by means of plates 54. Y From theforegoing description it `Will readily be seen that I have inclosed allthe principal Working parts against the entrance 'of any dirtv or dusttherebyrcutting down the resultant Wear of the various members. Thearrangement of the parts is compact,

yet readily accessible, therebyk allowing' the greatest amount of roomfor carrying a loadV on the frame of the tractor. n Y Y From A`the,foregoingA description it .will further be seen that I have producedsuchay device as substantially fulfils the objects of the invention as setforth herein. -A Y Whilethis specification sets forth in detail thepresent and preferred construction a of therr device, stillin practice,such deviationsrfrom such detail maybe resorted to as' do not Yform adeparture from the spirit of the invention as defined by" the appendedclaims.A f y f Y vHaving thus describedmy invention what I claim asnevvfanduseful and desire to secureV by Letters'Patent'is y n l. Inarrdeviceofv he character described a Wheelpnternal: pinions o n saidWheel, ani- Y nular rings ivithinsaid Wheel, a motor sus-5 pended';independently offsaid Wheel, rollers attached to 'oneend of the motorand-'bear- `A ing on said annular rings, pinions attachedV to the otherendof the motor and engaging ksuch internal pinions lon said Wheel,/andf means for driving said pinions from the'motor, as described. l Y

In adevice of the character describedQV Copiesf this patent may beobtained torgivercentsY each, 'lbyaddressiing the ommissioni-,ofPatents, Y 'Y i Washinztmhl.t. l Y f scribed.

the combination with an'axle, Voffa hub beari ing on the axle, aV motorsuspended from said vvhub,-a Wheel having a hub bearing on motor and theWheel for driving the Wheel with the action of the motor, as described.

3. In a device of the character described vthe combination'k Vv'vith anaxle, of ahub mounted on the axle, a motor suspended on the hub,avvheeha' hub on the Wheel mounts ed on the axle,'one side of the Wheelbearing around said first `named hub, and means between thek motor andthe Wheel for driv- Y ingthe Wheel with Vthe operation of the mo- 'Ltor, asdescribed. y 1 4. In a device of the. character describedtliecombination with an axle, a hub mount ed on theV axle and providedwith Aan opening, a'vvheel, lav hub on the Wheel mounted on 75 the axle,one side of vthe lWheel bearing around said first named hub, a Amotorsus-*.1y pendedonthe irstnamed hub A and adapted to operate the wheel,and connections forv through 1 opening, 30

the vmotor projecting as described. Y

bracket and connected in drivingv relation With a Wlieel'of saidtractor, armsons's'aid f Y. i bracket and springs interposed betweensaid arms Vand. the body of said'tractorfasder'- v6. Inadeviceof thecharacter described,V` the .combination with an axle, vspaced hubsturnably mounted on the axle and connected Y' Y y, 'f

.the axle,l and means operable between the 60 by cross members, a motorsuspended from i f each hub, WheelsV having hubsv mounted Yoir-*9.5`lthe axle, each motor bein one ofsaid wheels, as .describedY g 47. -In adevicetc'ifth'e:characterdescribed"if"p` l" in the combinationfjof anaxle, l spaced vhubsl "Witnesses: STEBHEN'N. BLEWETT, V FLOYD M.BLANoHARDxg arrangedto.driivfef;y` `1 L* il Vmounted on the axle Vandconnectedbycrosslo members, al bracketrsivungon each hub, a vehicleframe `conne@ted-Zvvith said'bracketsf Y a motor `suspended.'iromgeachhub, iandgf' screams-Na;i;

